@Article{,
AUTHOR = {Iqbal Singh, Ashok K. Hemal},
TITLE = {Robot-assisted pyeloplasty: review of the current literature, technique and outcome},
JOURNAL = {Canadian Journal of Urology},
VOLUME = {17},
YEAR = {2010},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {5099--5108},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/CJU/v17n2/62063},
ISSN = {1488-5581},
ABSTRACT = {<b>Aim:</b> To review the global select data on the current technique, perioperative outcome and literature on the robot-assisted pyeloplasty (RAP).<br/>

<b>Methods:</b> The published English literature (PubMed) was extensively searched using the key words; robot, robot-assisted pyeloplasty, laparoscopy, laparoscopic pyeloplasty and ureteropelvic junction obstruction. The selected studies were then reviewed, tracked and analyzed in order to determine the current role, outcome and status of robot-assisted laparoscopic pyeloplasty.<br/>

<b>Results:</b> The search yielded about 25 published series on RAP comprising about 740 cases with a mean operative time, estimated blood loss, crossing vessel prevalence, hospital stay, perioperative complication rate and follow up duration of 194 min, 50 mL, 47%, 2.3 days, 6% and 14.9 months respectively.<br/>

<b>Conclusion:</b> The initial peri-operative results and intermediate follow up of cases of repair of the ureteropelvic junction obstruction with robot-assisted pyeloplasty appear to be favorable and comparable to that of open pyeloplasty, while long term outcome data is still awaited. The da Vinci surgical robotic system is a promising surgical armamentarium in the hands of the modern day urologist for the minimally invasive definitive surgical management of both primary and secondary ureteropelvic junction obstruction.},
DOI = {}
}